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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EUGENE ARNHEIM, OF NE\V YORK, N. Y.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 344,231, dated June 22, 1886.

Application filed July 9. 1885. Serial No. 171,070. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: band, connected on one side to the middle of Be it known that I, EUGENE ARNHEIM, a the band, and on the other to the bottom edge citizen of the United States, residing at New of the cap, as shown in Fig. 3. York, in the county of New York and State I am aware that ithas been proposed to con- 5 of New York, have invented a new and useful nect the two ends of the cap-band by an elas- Improvement in Elastic Sliding BandCaps, tic cord arranged on the central line of said of which the following is a specification. band,and make no claim to such construction.

My invention relates to improvements in I deem it important that the elastic material that class of caps known as the sliding-band D be connected to the band above and below 0 cap, in which a neck protector or band is so the central line thereof, for by this construcconstructed as to turn up or to slide up and tion the band can be placed at any position down upon the cap. over the visor and the elastic material will Heretofore when the sliding band has been hold it there. This will be understood on refused upon caps with a visor, and when the erence to Fig. 3, where the band is shown as I5 ends of the sliding band have been connected partly down over the visor, and there held by in front, or have been connected to the body the elastic material. It is immaterial whether of the cap close to the front, it has been diffithe elastic material is in one piece, as shown cult to pull down the sliding band at the back, in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, or in two pieces, as shown and it has been impossible to pull down the in Fig. 4, as either construction will produce 20 band at the front, because the visor prevented the desired result; but I prefer that shown in this operation. Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

The object of my inventionis to so construct The value of the elasticity of the band is the sliding band that it may be held in any that whilepulling it down over the cars it may desired position over the visor; and to this be pulled slightly away from the cap, so that 25 end the invention consists in the novel conit will descend easily, and also when it is in struction, arrangement, and adaptation of position about the neck and ears the tension parts, as will be hereinafter more fully deof the elastic will cause the band to fit more scribed and claimed. closely.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is In cases where the elastic is not connected 3 a front view of the cap when the elasticsliding to the body of the cap, as shown in Figs. 1,

band is raised. Fig. 2 is a front view when 2, 3, and 4, the front part of the band, as well the elastic sliding band is pulled down around as the rear, can be pulled down to a greater the neck and ears and also in front over the or less degree, even when the visor F is used. visor. Fig. 3 is a side view with the band the elastic allowing the band to be stretched 35 pulled down, partly in section. so as to show over the visor, and thus the visor will protect the attachments ofthe band. Fig. 4 isa modithe sides of the head and shield the eyes of the fication. wearer. I

Similarletters refertosimilar parts through- It is obvious that the same results will be out the several views. in some measures attained by having a sepa- 40 A is the crown or body of the cap. rate piece of elastic connecting each end of B is the sliding or movable band. the sliding band with the body of the cap, and C is the slide by which the band is connected fully attained by having a broad piece of elasto the cap at the back. tic, such as shown in Fig. 1, inserted on each D is an elastic connecting the front ends of side of the band. 45 the sliding band. What I claim as my invention, and desire F is the visor. to secure by Letters Patent, is- The slide 0 may be formed in any way 1. A. cap or head covering having a body, known in the art; but I prefer to employ a A, a visor, F, a movable band, B, of substrip of muslin about half the width of the stantially the same width all around, and

elastic material D, connected to said band band, B, having its opposite ends joined from above andbelow the central line of said band, top: to bottom by an elastie strip, 1), substan whereby the band will be held in any desired tially as and for the purpose specified. position over the visor, substantially as de EUGENE ARNHEIM. 5 scribed. In presence of- 2. A cap or head covering having a body, 0. WYLLYs BETTs, A, a visor, F, and provided with a movable THOMAS HUNT. 

